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Hi everyone. |
Welcome to The Ultimate Spanish Pronunciation Guide. |
In this lesson, you'll learn 8 Spanish consonant sounds. |
p, s, t, ð, x, w, j, z |
These consonant sounds are identical to the ones in English. |
So if you know English, they should already be familiar to you. |
Are you ready? |
Then let's get started! |
The first consonant is... |
p |
pozo (well) |
Like the P in the word 'past'. |
p, p (slowly) |
p, p (slowly) |
The next consonant is... |
s |
saco (sac) |
Like the S in the word 'see'. |
s, s (slowly) |
s, s (slowly) |
The next consonant is... |
t |
tamiz (sieve) |
Like the T in the word 'take'. |
t, t (slowly) |
t, t (slowly) |
The next consonant is... |
ð |
arder (to burn) |
Like the th sound in the word 'that'. |
ð, ð (slowly) |
ð, ð (slowly) |
The next consonant is... |
x |
México (Mexico) |
Like the ch sound in the word 'yech', or 'Loch Ness'. |
x, x (slowly) |
x, x (slowly) |
The next consonant is... |
w |
cuadro (square) |
Like the W in the word 'win'. |
w, w (slowly) |
w, w (slowly) |
The next consonant is... |
j |
yoyo (yo yo) |
Like the Y in the word 'you'. |
j, j (slowly) |
j, j (slowly) |
The final consonant for this lesson is... |
z |
mismo (same) |
Like the Z in the word 'zebra'. |
z, z (slowly) |
z, z (slowly) |
Well done! You just learned another 8 Spanish consonants. |
p, s, t, ð, x, w, j, z |
In the next lesson, you'll learn 4 new consonant sounds. These sounds don't appear in English, so they'll be trickier than the last lot. |
Were there more familiar sounds than you expected? Let us know if you have questions in the comments. |
See you in the next Ultimate Spanish Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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